
Little lady on my chair
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Ready for celebration
Wearing the chapan, the typical asian gown

Mountains and clouds
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Pictures with the bike
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Smile
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Smile
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Kids
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Sleepy face of Daniele with chapan
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Little shy girls
They were always running away from the camera, but then they were always asking for more pictures

Kids
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Turkeys
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Little girls
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Playing with kite
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Trio
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Tables are ready
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Cooking plov on the special fire
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The chef
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The chef stirring plov
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Hot water
This man was constantly warming up water for tea

Preparing hot water for countless teapots
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Hot water
This man was constantly warming up water for tea

Cooking the soup
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Cooking the soup
Sheep meat, carrots and potatoes (wrapped up in the bag)

Cooking the soup
Sheep meat, carrots and potatoes (wrapped up in the bag)

The chef
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Salt on the sheep meat
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The man cutting bread
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Our "guide"
He was constantly behind us, assisting us in case we needed help, even though he didn't speak one word of english

Family portrait
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Woman
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Women
They were sitting on the ground in a separate place from the men

Portrait
Anyone wanted me to take pictures of their own children

Mother and daughter
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Women together
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Little girl in her celebration dress
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Simona trying to communicate
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Grandmother
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Baby
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More women coming!
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Portrait of the umbrella lady
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The table of the old and wise men
They were sitting in a different table, separated from the rest of people

Broken and repaired glasses
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Old and wise men
Notice the traditional gown, "chapan"

He was allowed with the old men
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Portrait
Violet chapan

They let us sit with the old men of town
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Smiling portrait
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Men
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White beard
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Golden portrait
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Soup and sumalak
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Plov
Rice, cotton oil, carrots, onion, chickpeas and sheep meat

Practicing eating with hands
Uzbek people always eat with the hands. It might be difficult to eat rice, but they have a special and efficient technique

Portrait with sparkling green chapan
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Washing hands after the lunch
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A school professor
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Hot
The day was hot, but they were all wearing the "chapan" and even furry hats

Sparkling green "chapan"
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Interesting man
No teeth, sparkling green "chapan", and typical asian turban

All the women together
Sitting on the ground in a different from the rest of the people

Family
They were all asking for picture

Women
They were all calling me to let me take pictures, crazy!

Little girl and ice cream
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Having a nap
It was not easy to start cycling again after such a big lunch!

Mud village
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In the mountains
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Cows don't celebrate Navruz
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Beautiful scenery
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Beautiful scenery
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Snow behind
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Cyclist
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Sun going down looking for a place to camp
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